Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Round 11 2026
2026 AFLRound 11
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBD | 3.1 19 | 8.3 51 | 12.6 78 | 14.9 93 |
| MEL | 1.3 9 | 6.7 43 | 11.10 76 | 13.12 90 |
Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 5
Recap
Bulldogs hold off Melbourne by 3 points
The Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93) beat Melbourne 13.12 (90) at Marvel Stadium in Round 11, a 3-point win.
Bulldogs led at every change.
Ed Richards kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Arthur Jones two; Harvey Langford kicked two for Melbourne.
Ed Richards led the way with 30 disposals, three goals and 10 clearances.
A run of four straight goals in the second quarter stretched the lead from 8 to 33.
Bulldogs won the inside-50 count 57–47 and won the clearances 45–36.
In context
- A career-high 10 tackles for Rory Lobb (previous best 8).
- A career-high 9 clearances for Kade Chandler (previous best 4).
Best on ground
Bulldogs · #20 · 81% game time
- 30
- D
- 3
- G
- 4
- M
- 3
- T
10 clearances · 10 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 124
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Bulldogs aheadMelbourne aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to BulldogsQ2 9:01 – 16:28
- Bulldogs lead by 33Q2 16:28
- 4 goals in a row to MelbourneQ2 18:45 – 34:09
- J. Freijah kicks the match-winnerQ4 24:44
BulldogsGoals
- E. Richards 3
- A. Jones 2.2
- A. Naughton 2.1
- M. Bontempelli 2
- R. West 2
- W. Lewis 1.1
- J. Croft 1
- J. Freijah 1
MelbourneGoals
- H. Langford 2.1
- H. Sharp 2
- E. Langdon 1.1
- B. Laurie 1.1
- H. Petty 1.1
- K. Chandler 1
- P. Cross 1
- M. Gawn 1
- T. Rivers 1
- K. Tholstrup 1
- D. Turner 1
- Field umpires
- Leigh Fisher, Cameron Jones, Jamie Broadbent, Harrison Birch
Western BulldogsFinal team
MelbourneFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Bulldogs won the inside-50 count 57–47 and won the clearances 45–36.
WBDAttackMEL
- Inside 50s 47
- Scoring shots 13.1225
- Accuracy 52%
57
2314.9
61%
The ball
- Disposals 336
- Contested possessions 141
- Clearances 36
- Marks 78
- Tackles 72
- Free kicks 17
- Biggest lead 4
366
151
45
80
62
23
33
Western Bulldogs14.993
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20E. Richards | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 124 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
| 4M. Bontempelli | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 107 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7R. Lobb | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8M. Kennedy | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 108 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 31B. Dale | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9R. Sanders | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 107 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33A. Naughton | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19C. Budarick | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27J. FreijahInt | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14R. West | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24B. Khamis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28W. LewisInt | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18J. O'Donnell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 17N. Coffield | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29L. Bramble | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32A. Jones | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1A. Treloar | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16J. Croft | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30L. McNeilInt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37M. Sellwood | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6C. Hynes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11L. JaquesInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 36L. ClearyInt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 366 | 14 | 7 | 80 | 62 | 45 | 1520 | 212 | 154 | 57 | 25 |
Melbourne13.1290
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36K. Pickett | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11M. Gawn | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 42 | |
| 15E. Langdon | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17J. Bowey | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9J. Steele | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 91 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 37K. Chandler | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 77 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4H. Langford | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24T. Rivers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 32T. Sparrow | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| 35H. Petty | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30H. Sharp | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12K. Tholstrup | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14C. JiathInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41P. CrossInt | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22B. Howes | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10D. Turner | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2J. van Rooyen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16B. LaurieInt | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21M. Jefferson | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6C. WindsorInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8J. Lever | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31B. Fritsch | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27M. HeathInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Team | 336 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 72 | 36 | 1478 | 198 | 138 | 47 | 50 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterWBD 3.1 (19) · MEL 1.3 (9)
- 3:47BehindH. PettyMEL0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 8:00GoalR. WestWBDLead change1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
- 10:58GoalE. RichardsWBD2.0 (12) – 0.1 (1)
- 14:28GoalW. LewisWBD3.0 (18) – 0.1 (1)
- 15:51GoalB. LaurieMEL3.0 (18) – 1.1 (7)
- 18:44BehindA. TreloarWBD3.1 (19) – 1.1 (7)
- 26:39RushedMelbourneMEL3.1 (19) – 1.2 (8)
- 29:26BehindH. LangfordMEL3.1 (19) – 1.3 (9)
Second quarterWBD 5.2 (32) · MEL 5.4 (34)
- 2:18GoalM. BontempelliWBD4.1 (25) – 1.3 (9)
- 4:26BehindM. JeffersonMEL4.1 (25) – 1.4 (10)
- 5:47BehindK. PickettMEL4.1 (25) – 1.5 (11)
- 6:53GoalK. TholstrupMEL4.1 (25) – 2.5 (17)
- 9:01GoalM. BontempelliWBD5.1 (31) – 2.5 (17)
- 10:49GoalA. JonesWBD6.1 (37) – 2.5 (17)
- 13:26RushedBulldogsWBD6.2 (38) – 2.5 (17)
- 14:33GoalA. JonesWBD7.2 (44) – 2.5 (17)
- 16:28GoalE. RichardsWBD8.2 (50) – 2.5 (17)
- 18:45GoalH. PettyMEL8.2 (50) – 3.5 (23)
- 22:02BehindK. PickettMEL8.2 (50) – 3.6 (24)
- 26:39RushedBulldogsWBD8.3 (51) – 3.6 (24)
- 28:03BehindJ. BoweyMEL8.3 (51) – 3.7 (25)
- 31:05GoalM. GawnMEL8.3 (51) – 4.7 (31)
- 32:20GoalH. LangfordMEL8.3 (51) – 5.7 (37)
- 34:09GoalT. RiversMEL8.3 (51) – 6.7 (43)
Third quarterWBD 4.3 (27) · MEL 5.3 (33)
- 2:24GoalJ. CroftWBD9.3 (57) – 6.7 (43)
- 3:32BehindA. JonesWBD9.4 (58) – 6.7 (43)
- 4:24GoalH. LangfordMEL9.4 (58) – 7.7 (49)
- 5:55GoalA. NaughtonWBD10.4 (64) – 7.7 (49)
- 8:28GoalR. WestWBD11.4 (70) – 7.7 (49)
- 10:42BehindM. JeffersonMEL11.4 (70) – 7.8 (50)
- 11:54BehindW. LewisWBD11.5 (71) – 7.8 (50)
- 13:01GoalD. TurnerMEL11.5 (71) – 8.8 (56)
- 14:06GoalH. SharpMEL11.5 (71) – 9.8 (62)
- 23:54BehindB. LaurieMEL11.5 (71) – 9.9 (63)
- 24:45RushedMelbourneMEL11.5 (71) – 9.10 (64)
- 27:05GoalK. ChandlerMEL11.5 (71) – 10.10 (70)
- 28:26BehindR. SandersWBD11.6 (72) – 10.10 (70)
- 30:00GoalA. NaughtonWBD12.6 (78) – 10.10 (70)
- 31:10GoalP. CrossMEL12.6 (78) – 11.10 (76)
Last quarterWBD 2.3 (15) · MEL 2.2 (14)
- 4:17GoalH. SharpMELLead change12.6 (78) – 12.10 (82)
- 6:25BehindB. DaleWBD12.7 (79) – 12.10 (82)
- 7:10BehindE. LangdonMEL12.7 (79) – 12.11 (83)
- 8:10GoalE. RichardsWBDLead change13.7 (85) – 12.11 (83)
- 10:59BehindA. JonesWBD13.8 (86) – 12.11 (83)
- 13:39BehindJ. van RooyenMEL13.8 (86) – 12.12 (84)
- 21:53GoalE. LangdonMELLead change13.8 (86) – 13.12 (90)
- 24:44GoalJ. FreijahWBDLead change14.8 (92) – 13.12 (90)
- 27:20BehindA. NaughtonWBD14.9 (93) – 13.12 (90)